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coercive

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threatening

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vandalism

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action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property

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self-effacing

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modest / humble

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demure

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modest / self-effacing

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romanticize

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make (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is / glamorize

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demur

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protest / object / raise voice to show reluctance

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hold forth

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talk lengthily, assertively, or tediously about a subject. / speak / talk / go on

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aparel

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clothing

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proselytize (1 & 2)

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(1) convert or attempt to convert + (2) advocate / promote

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tentative

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inhibited / hesitant

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evangelize

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convert or attempt to convert / proselytize to christianity

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mull over

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thinking over it / contemplating

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pressing (1 & 2)

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(1) persistent / determined / tenacious + (2) urgent / critical

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oblique

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indirect

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hagiography

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writting of the lives of saints/ a biography that treats its subject with excessive reverence

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*predicament

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unpleasant situation / difficult situation / mess

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opulence

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affluence / wealth / luxury

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castration

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removing testicles of male or animal

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corral

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gather together / assemble / round up

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reverberations

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echo / resonance

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plodding

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slow moving and unexciting

{ploughing}

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incur

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(jhelna) become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behaviour or actions/ suffer

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meandering

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winding / prevaricating / zigzagging / twisting

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plod

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walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps

{plough}

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pertinent

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relevent

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debase

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degrade / insult

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impertinence

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insolence / rudeness

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demean

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degrade / insult / humiliate

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hegemony

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authority / leadership / dominance / supremacy / ascendancy

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cosset

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pamper

{cuddle}

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unthinking

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thoughtless / inconsiderate / uncaring

{un(not)-thinking(thought)}

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egomaniac

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a person who is obsessively egotistical or self-centred

{egotist}

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reactionary

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conservative / BJP / right-wing

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dispel

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eliminate / banish

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augury

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a sign of what will happen in the future

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anodyne

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harmless / inoffencive / neutral / inocuous

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unaccustomed

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not familiar / unusual / unused to

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apotheosis

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peak / heyday / pinnacle

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vicissitudes

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a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant. / change / alteration

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dysphoria

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A state of feeling uneasy, unhappy or unwell

{dis-euphoria}

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unflappable

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calm in crisis / unperturbable

{cant be flapped}

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*solicitude

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care for someone / concern

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43
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taken with

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highly attracted

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44
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gobble

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eat hurriedly and noisely

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45
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trope

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figure of speech or play of words

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46
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nuance

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a subtle difference in shade of meaning

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47
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incontrovertible

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not able to be denied / indisputable

48
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despondent

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disheartened

49
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incursion

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invasion / attack

{incur}

50
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hoodwink

51
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virility

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masculanity / manliness / masculine

52
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guillotine

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beheading machine that was used to punish in France

53
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involved (2)

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difficult to understand / complicated

54
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reluctant

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not willing / unwilling

55
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cement

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stick / join / fix

56
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unheard of

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unprecedented

57
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gall

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impudence / insolence / audacity / rudeness / imperti nence

58
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soporific

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tending to induce drowsiness or sleep. / ranquilizing / sedating

59
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stately

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impressive or grand in size, appearance, or manner / dignified / majestic / ceremonious / solemn

60
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That ———

A

the fact that ——

61
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dubious

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doubtful/ uncertain

{doubt}

62
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berserk

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mad / crazy

{bara sarka hua hai}

63
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undue

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extreme / excessive

{due -> deserve , undue -> excessive}

64
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monolithic

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(1) formed from single large stone / massive / huge + (2) rigid / infelxible
{mono-lithic(stone)}

65
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*nettle

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irritate / annoy

66
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succinct

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concise / short / brief

{suck ink -> less to write}

67
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nettlesome

68
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capricious

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fickle / inconsistent / changeable

{car-price always prone to change}

69
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obloquy

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strong criticism

{ob-loquacious}

70
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plucky

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brave / courageous

{someone who can pluck the hair of lion}

71
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pedantic

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fussy / fastidious

{pandit}

72
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obscure

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uncertain

{curious}

73
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solemn

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(1) dignified / stately / ceremonious / (2) sincere / earnest / honest / firm
{~solemani}

74
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foment

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provoke / instigate

{ferment -> give rise to}

75
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resplendent

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splendid / magnificent

{splendid}

76
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indispensable

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essential

{dispense = to throw away}

77
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coddle

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pamper / cosset

{cuddle}

78
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onus

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burden / responsibility / liability

{on us}

79
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saturine

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gloomy / sombre / melancholy

{saturn -> shani}

80
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sombre

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dark / dull / gloomy

{somwar is a day noone wants, you feel so dull on that day}

81
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rankle

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annoy / upset / infuriate / provoke

{uncle of colony are annoying}

82
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obloquy

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strong public condemnation / villification / vituperation / opprobrium
{ob(against) loquacious}

83
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umbrage

A

annoyance or resentment

{umbrige in Harry Potter}

84
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*foolhardy

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reckless / rash / careless

{a stupid/fool on a Harley}

85
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round up

A

collection / assemble / muster

86
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muster

A

assemble

{~cluster}

87
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opprobrium

A

harsh condemnation / villification

{Oppo Vivo}

88
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disabuse

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disillusion / correct / undeceive

{dis(not)-abuse}

89
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incumbent

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necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility
{income bent}
90
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behoove

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it is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something

{behave}

91
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subdue

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defeat / conquer

{sab do re…….}

92
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coveted

A

greatly desired

{Kuwait -> full of oil}

93
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usurpation

A

seizing (usurp = seize)

{slurp}

94
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*tenacious

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firm / tight / persistent / determined

{ten asians}

95
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dilapidated

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weared / ruined due to age or negligence / ramshackle / tumble-down
{diluted appy outdated}

96
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ramshakle

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in state of severe disrepair / in ruins / dilapidated

{hey ram…kaisi shakal bana di………}

97
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unassuming

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modest / self-effacing / humble / meek

{un-ass-being}

98
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*hubris

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arrogant / conceit

{hub-rise}

99
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arch (1 & 2)

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(1) prime + (2) playfully / teasingly / naughty

{archie comic}

100
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elfin

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small and delicate, typically with a mischievous charm / naughty / puckish
{dolphin -> playful animal}

101
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discursive

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digressive / meandering

{this is cursive handwriting}

102
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puckish

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playful in a mischievous way. / naughty

{hero puck}

103
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latitude

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freedom

{altitude -> difficult in climbing ; latitude -> freedom in movement}

104
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underdog

A

a competitor thought to have little chance of winning a fight or contest
{gali ka kutta}

105
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luminary

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a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere. / inspiration / leader / expert
{lumination -> enlightenment }

106
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ubjurgate

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scold / rebuke severely

{if you object to jury}

107
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bellicose

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belligerant / aggressive / willing to fight / pugnacious

{bell ko glucose}

108
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timorous

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fearful / timid

{timid}

109
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vigorous

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strong / healthy / full of energy / powerful

{vigora}

110
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cower

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crouch down in fear / shrink

{coward}

111
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belligerent

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hostile / aggressive / pugnacious
{willing to rant}
{bell -> ox -> aggressive}

112
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*undergirds

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provide support or a firm basis

{ander tak garha}

113
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*hindsight

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understand the siuation only after it has happened

{behind sight}

114
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precipituous

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dangerously high or steep. / done suddenly and without careful consideration.
{precipitate means gir jana}

115
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attrition

A

weakening / enfeebling

{at recession}

116
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*intrigue (1 & 2)

A

(1) – interest / fascinate + (2) – conspire / make a secret plan / plot

117
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quotidian

A

daily / mundane / everyday

{quote tedious}

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